Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1879.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 55, 5 March 1879, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1879.

Tn eke was a good attendance, though not so large as usual, at the Horticultural Show last night, when music was kindly supplied by several lady amateurs. Jn our yesterday's notice of the Show, which was written in a hurry, we omitted to make the special notice they deserved of two beautiful exhibits, one of ferns and other plants in pots by Mr Budden, and the other a remarkably fiue collection of amaranthuses by Mr Woolford of the Wood. The grapes shown by Messrs Sunley and Frank were greatly admired, and we are not quite sure that the large luscious looking berries were not the cause of frequent breaches of the tenth commandment on the part of the numerous spectators they attracted. One very fine branch weighing 3lbs exhibited by Mr Johns was grown under circumstances of a somewhat peculiar nature, a branch of a vine having found its way into his scullery, where it bore the splendid specimen shown yesterday. A mistake occurred in the prize list which we desire to rectify, Mr C. Trask having been credited with, the extra prize for a vine in pot instead of Mr C. Frank. At the Police Court this morning Mrs Blake and Mrs Jennings were charged with fighting in Bridge-street on February 27th. and fined 5s each and costs. An accident happened on the JWakapuaka road yesterday to a lad named Pethbridge, in Mr Fell's employ, who was getting iuto a trap when the horse started suddenly, throwing the boy down, and the wheel passing over his leg broke it. Mr Turner, who happened to be passing at the time, took the poor fellow into his carriage and drove him to the Hospital. A meeting of the Reception Committee will be held at the Council Chamber 'this evening at eight o'clock. ' A roomy reading tent has been kindly forwarded to the camp by the Bishop of Nelson, who has also takeu care to provide it with seats. Such an act of thoughtfulness on his Lordship's part, will, we feel sure, be appreciated by our visitors. A telegram was received in town yesterday from Mahakipawa announcing the death of Mr W. Cullen. Deceased was well known in Nelson, as he was oue of the original settlers, having landed here from the Fifeshire .17 years ago. He made his home near Richmond, where he was the first to introduce the cultivation of apples on a large scale. Some years ago he removed with his son and daughter to Mahakipawa, where he resided up to the time of his death, which occurred after a lengthy illness. There was a very fair attendance at the Theatre Royal last night considering the attractions elsewhere, and "Our Boys" was repeated to the great delight of all who heard it. The two comedies of "Meg's Diversion " and " His Last Legs " ;have been selected for to-night, when we have no doubt they will be acted with great spirit and ability. Saturday next promises to be a lively day at the camp, aa arrangements have been made for firing at the last ranges for the two championships on the afternoon of that day, and if the leading men should be at all close to one another, there will be no little excitement over the contest.:* Ock telegrams to-day contain reports of no less than three serious fires, one at Masterton, another at Gisborne, and a third at Oamaru in all of which the Insurance offices are heavy losers. A Dunedin telegram to the Chronicle of Saturday says :— Yesterday a young lady left a mysterious little box, addressed to the Mayor, at the City Council Chambers. On being burst open, it was found to contaia a small nugget, 235, and the following letter : —"The money enclosed iu this box was gathered by a little girl with the inteotiou of buying a beloved sister a watch; but, when she heard of the many little children who had lost their fathers in this sad coalmine accident, she wished it to be sent to them instead. She had no idea how much the box contained, as it was her intention not to open it until it was full. But however little is in it, it is given with a sympathising heart; and

it will, perhaps, cheer the heart of some poor mother to know that even our little ones feel for them in their sad sorrow." ■■ ;. i liusu